Khalifatul-Masih I — Page 73
THE AWAITED AND THE SEEKER 73 Ahmad as in early March 1885. 26 He narrated the account of his meeting with Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as in al-Hakam, 22 April 1908, as follows: As soon as I got the handbill (of Barahin- e-Ahmadiyya,) of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), I immediately left for Qadian to investigate the matter further. Before my departure and during the journey, I was very keen to have a glimpse of Qadian. As I arrived in a nearby place of Qadian, I got excited and was also trembling with anxiety and prayed feverishly. As my yakka (a small two-wheel. carriage drawn by horse) stopped at a place, I saw a personality sitting on a cot. I asked the driver of the yakka which one was the house of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as. The driver pointed his finger at the man visible from the gate. As I saw his full face, I felt a strange consternation. I urged the driver to stay for a while as after enquiry I intended to go back. Once I went in and enquired from this man,